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BEYONDTHE RESUME
ePortfolios, employers and transferable skills
Kate Mitchell
Tom Cotton
Dr Suneeti Rekhari

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OUTLINE
KEY DISCUSSION POINTS
o Narrative Perspectives: jobseeker,employee and
employer
o Expressing the authentic self
o Features/Benefits
o Key takeaways
2 August 2020

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NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVES
How do I communicate my
authentic professional self to
recruiter and employer?
How do I expressthe value I bring
as a Learning Designer?
How do I impart my ‘Cultural fit’?
Tom
JOBSEEKER
Demonstrating (range/depthof)
skills
Reflecting on experience
Collating,sorting and presenting
my experience – LD 'taxonomy'
Gap filling
Building a career trajectory
Kate
EMPLOYEE
katemitchell.me
Using portfolio as an additionto
the resume – 'finding the authentic
self'.
Connectionsto practice.
Moving beyond standard
recruitment.
Understanding depth of
demonstratedexperience.
Suneeti
EMPLOYER
3 August 2020

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EXPRESSING THE AUTHENTIC SELF
STRUCTURING A PORTFOLIO
4 August 2020
Learning
Knowledge
Experience
Community
Reflection
Opinion
ResearchGate
Description
Evidence​
Reflection
Qualifications
Credentials
Connections
Opinion
Professional Community
SIG
Research
Reference
Connected, Curated, Continuous & Open

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VALUE &VALUES IN PRACTICE
Demonstrating skills, work and value
- professional & transferable
- explicit & intangible, 'cultural fit'
Learning through doing
- showing rather than telling
Establishing credibility/expertise
- informal benchmarks
- beyond accreditation
Reflecting on practice
- ongoing and lifelong learning
- considerations to storage and workload
5 August 2020

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KSC EXAMPLES
ADDITIONAL DEMONSTRATION OF KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
Communication Skills
“Demonstrated outstanding
communication and interpersonal skills,
with the ability to work as part of a diverse
team, and liaise and negotiate with a
range of people to achieve agreed
outcomes and reconcile different views.”
“Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and
digital communication skills.”
Multimedia development
“Demonstrated experience in designing
and delivering interactive learning
experiences for students.”
“Demonstrated ability to design and
develop learning activities that engage
students, and promote and assess learning
with a particular focus on the use of
interactive and digital technologies.”
Pedagogy/L&T background
“Demonstrated experience in developing
guidelines and self-help resources to
encourage development of pedagogical
expertise within an emerging delivery
models.”
“Experience in working within an
education sector, including working with
teaching and/or academic staff.”
6 August 2020

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KEYTAKEAWAYS
“SEEK PORTFOLIO MOMENTS”
• Beyond the resume
• Portfolio is just one piece of the professional identity
• Evidence of the professional authentic self
• Connected,Curated, Continuous& Open
7 August 2020

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THANKYOU!
mitchellkm@unimelb.edu.au
tom.cotton@rmit.edu.au
suneeti.rekhari@rmit.edu.au